1. Doughnut Plant
9.1
379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 430 tips and reviews
Fernando Gonzalez: Fresh, delicious and unique doughnuts. Get there early so you have your choice of available flavors.
Wang: Love them all... But the best is the Square Jelly doughnut for me then the peanut butter one
Marisa Cacchione Creagh: I've been coming here for years! What a GREAT place for really fresh, different types of donuts! Get there early if you have some favs, they sellout quick!
5. Melt Bakery
7.8
132 Orchard St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 61 tips and reviews
SecondMarket: Get the Elvis and enjoy the amazing peanut butter cookies & banana ice cream sandwich.
Netsirk: If you love red velvet, they sell a perfectly made red velvet sandwich here! The rum chocolate is delicious as well. Small place to pick up an afternoon dessert downtown.
Village Voice: For the adult indulgence, try the Morticia,which flirts with adult flavors like malted rum and dark chocolate cookies.This was listed as the Village Voice Top 10 Best Ice Cream flavors in 2013!
6. Sugar Sweet Sunshine
8.4
126 Rivington St (btwn Essex & Norfolk), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Lower East Side · 248 tips and reviews
Gail Amurao: favorite cupcake flavors: pistachio, sexy red velvet, spicy pumpkin, and anything with the chocolate almond buttercream on it!
Katie R.: The Bob, Lemon Yummy, Strawberry Cheesecake, Pumpkin Spice, Ooey Gooey, Sunshine, Black & White, Sassy and Sexy Red Velvet - They are all great and inexpensive, only $1.50 for a cupcake Read more.
Modelinia: Taylor Warren votes this bakery the best place in the city for cupcakes. She recommends the red velvet variety, and for $1.50 a pop it’s easy to stock up on seconds, and thirds!
8. Petee's Pie Company
9.0
61 Delancey St (btwn Allen & Eldridge St), New York, NY
Pie Shop · Lower East Side · 112 tips and reviews
Theresa Roldan: Apple pie with vanilla ice cream was delicious, and my friends loved the sour cherry pie. My only qualm is the limited seating....also I'm not to big on pie.
Natalie V: Blueberry and salted chocolate pie 👍🏻
Clinton Lau: Blueberry pie was amazing. The crust is what made it. Flaky, melts in your mouth. But pricey for how much you get
11. Beauty & Essex
8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Katie Flynn: Try any of the amazing cocktails and share a box of donuts with the table.
Samira Malik: Really enjoyed the kale and apple salad, lemon and blueberry pancakes. I must go back to try the red velvet waffles!
Grant Peters: Best brunch I've ever had! Lemon & blackberry pancakes, red velvet waffles, cubano sandwiches, grilled cheese dumplings were all amazing! Loved the Geoffrey cocktail as well!
12. Dirt Candy
8.0
86 Allen St (btwn Grand St & Broome St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 152 tips and reviews
Nick Montoya: Intimate atmosphere and delicious, unique food. Get the eggplant tiramisu with rosemary cotton candy for dessert, you won't regret it.
Kelly L: My favorite order: mushrooms, cauliflower, rutabaga, Brussels sprouts tacos and the Carrot meringue for dessert!!
Ms Helene: Loved these dishes: fried Broccoli, mushroom mousse, tomato tart, fennel crisp & onion chocolate tart. Skip pickles, pea shoots, Brussels tacos, radish pasta & cucumber semifreddo.
13. Cocoron
9.0
16 Delancey St (at Chrystie St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 215 tips and reviews
Kelly Petersen: The green tea affogato and coconut milk w/ frozen banana desserts were amazing!
rohun: Get the green tea affogato dessert! (Also stamina dip soba!)
inna kats: The coconut milk dessert: tapioca, frozen banana mint, mixed berry and condensed milk #summer yum #sogood
15. Creperie
8.2
135 Ludlow St (at Rivington), New York, NY
Creperie · Lower East Side · 53 tips and reviews
Hernik Vasdeva: Get the nutella crepe with a scoop of ice cream on top. Heaven.
Jo Chow: Get the famous special done extra crispy for textural contrast with warm nutella, banana, strawberry, and ice cream!
Jo Chow: Get "the famous" with extra crispy skin for textural contrast with warm nutella, banana, strawberries, and ice cream